Tunde Kelani has hit another milestone. The award winning filmmaker’s filmed play; ‘Yeepa’ has received the nod of the Executive Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency Babatunde Fashola (SAN) to screen the satire free to all the 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas in a mobile cinema show across the state.
In a letter addressed to all the Executive Secretaries of all the Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas, by the Permanent Secretary, Local Government Affairs and signed by a Director in the Ministry, G.O Onafeko, the mobile cinema show would commence on Monday, January 19 and runs till Tuesday, February, 2014.
The Executive Secretaries were urged to give maximum support to Tunde Kelani’s Mainframe; the theme of Yeepa, according to the Permanent Secretary, is of the importance and sustenance of peace in Lagos State.
While the film show will be at no cost to the Local Governments and LCDAs, concerned officials are expected to provide space, either indoors or outdoors that can conveniently seat a minimum of 500 people, provide chairs to seat the same capacity, adequate security and other necessary logistics.
It could be recalled that in 2009, the Lagos State Government and Kelani’s Mainframe collaborated to screen ‘Arugba’ across the 57 LGs and LCDAs.
‘Yeepa’, one of the attempts by Kelani to retrieve Yoruba classics, features a hybrid of traditional theatre artistes, trained actors and a handful of Nollywood stars with Niji Akanni as the Artistic Director.
The filmed drama depicts Isola (Bayo Bankole) a rascally and unreliable man who is mistaken for the formidable Public Complaints Commissioner, Solarin, by the corrupt officials of the Local Government Council.
His presence causes anxiety and panic among the officials, and they make desperate efforts to out-do each other so as to pacify the visitor.
The flurry of activities to cover their misdeeds exposes the high level of corruption and rot prevalent in the local council. Isola is therefore generously bribed and accorded the reception that befits the status of a man of importance. The discovery of the mistaken identity coincides with the arrival of the real Public Complaints Commissioner.
Speaking on the initiative, Kelani said: “For me, my passion is to take cinemas to the physical audience as well as growing the cinema’s audience. From this experience, Nigerians will once again witness the rebirth of the cinema industry.
“The involvement of Lagos State”, he said, “confirms the state as the entertainment capital of Nigeria and is in line with the policy of the State’s investment in entertainment. Lagos’ investment in the entertainment industry is huge and it is only expedient that the government keys into such a lofty project.’’
Asked what the audience should expect, he said: “It’s a comedy and a social satire. People will come and laugh but we are also looking at the theme of corruption and good governance.
Find below the schedule for FREE Cinema shows in all Local Government Areas in Lagos State from Monday, 19, January, 2015.
SHOMOLU
Monday, 19 January 2015
MUSHIN
Monday, 19 January 2015
AGBOYI KETU
Monday, 19 January 2015
BARIGA
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
ODI OLOWO
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
KOSOFE
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
OSHODI
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
SURULERE
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
IKOSI ISHERI
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
ISOLO
Thursday, 22 January 2015
COKER – AGUDA
Thursday, 22 January 2015
IKOSI EJINRIN
Thursday, 22 January 2015
ITIRE IKATE
Friday, 23 January 2015
BADAGRY
Sunday, 25 January 2015
EJIGBO
Sunday, 25 January 2015
ORI-ADE
Sunday, 25 January 2015
BADAGRY WEST
Monday, 26 January 2015
ALIMOSHO
Monday, 26 January 2015
AMUWO ODOFIN
Monday, 26 January 2015
OLORUNDA
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
EGBE IDIMU
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
AJEROMI
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
OTO AWORI
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
IGANDO IKOTUN
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
IFELODUN
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
IBA
Thursday, 29 January 2015
MOSAN OKUNOLA
Thursday, 29 January 2015
APAPA IGANMU
Thursday, 29 January 2015
OJO
Friday, 30 January 2015
AYOBO IPAJA
Friday, 30 January 2015
APAPA
Friday, 30 January 2015
LAGOS ISLAND
Sunday, 1 February 2015
IKEJA
Sunday, 1 February 2015
AGEGE
Sunday, 1 February 2015
LAGOS ISLAND EAST
Monday, 2 February 2015
ONIGBONGBO
Monday, 2 February 2015
ORILE AGEGE
Monday, 2 February 2015
LAGOS MAINLAND
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
IFAKO IJAYE
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
AGBADO OKEODO
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
YABA
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
OJODU
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
OJOKORO
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
IJEDE
Friday, 6 February 2015
IMOTA
Friday, 6 February 2015
IRU-VICTORIA ISLAND
Friday, 6 February 2015
IGBOGBO BAYEKU
Saturday, 7 February 2015
EPE
Saturday, 7 February 2015
ETI -OSA
Saturday, 7 February 2015
IKORODU CENTRAL
Sunday, 8 February 2015
EREDO
Sunday, 8 February 2015
ETI -OSA EAST
Sunday, 8 February 2015
IKORODU NORTH
Monday, 9 February 2015
LEKKI
Monday, 9 February 2015
IKOYI OBALENDE
Monday, 9 February 2015
IKORODU WEST
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
IBEJU
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
